Two Daughters

When victims can trust documentary film-makers

From left: Sean Fletcher, Stacey Dooley, Mina Smallman, Jermaine Blake, Lisa Squire and Anna Hall are sat on a panel

In May this year, police chiefs declared violence against women and girls a national threat in recognition of some shocking statistics: in the year ending March 2022, 194,683 ­sexual offences were recorded against women and girls in England and Wales; 9% of women aged 16 and over were victims of domestic abuse; and 3% of women aged 16 and over were victims of sexual assault.

Two Daughters double at RTS East Awards 2023

In the film, which was made by True Vision East and Little Dooley, the presenter spent close to a year with Smallman, whose daughters Bibaa and Nicole were murdered in a north London park.

The Guardian called it “a raw and devastating film about grief, and an astonishing testament to resilience and the power of faith”.

Dooley and Smallman were unable to attend the ceremony, but recorded acceptance speeches.